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Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
3rd August 2021 · UncategorisedWhen it comes to Marvin Gaye, I have to confess that if I had to choose, I’m more of a What’s Going On guy than a Let’s Get It on guy. I’ll take social realism over romance and seduction every time. (more…)
Cymande – Bra
3rd August 2021 · UncategorisedThe cowbell is not an instrument you naturally associate with funk. And cowbell solos are as rare as hens’ teeth… unless you’re listening to this smooth groove by British funksters Cymande. (more…)
James Brown – Papa Don’t Take No Mess
1st August 2021 · UncategorisedJames Brown invented funk in 1965 with Papa Got A Brand New Bag, a song he memorably described thus: “The title told it all – I have a new bag.” (more…)
Dorothy Morrison – Rain
30th July 2021 · UncategorisedNot being of an overly religious persuasion, gospel has never been my go-to musical genre. But this exuberant fusion of gospel with soul and funk is irresistible. Especially on a quintessentially English summer’s day like today (ie. wet). (more…)
Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman
29th July 2021 · UncategorisedWith its slinky, sinuous groove and rattling percussion, Pusherman offers a fly-on-the-wall trip through the inner-city ghetto, guided by Curtis Mayfield’s inimitable falsetto. (more…)
Sound Experience – Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom
28th July 2021 · UncategorisedSound Experience brought their uptempo funk grooves to Boogie Nights and deserve to be more widely known than they were, even in their 1970s heyday. (more…)
The Persuaders – Thin Line Between Love And Hate
27th July 2021 · UncategorisedNew York vocal group The Persauders had their only UK hit with Thin Line Between Love And Hate long before before The Pretenders. (more…)
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Many Things
26th July 2021 · UncategorisedBill Brewster – Love Hard
25th July 2021 · UncategorisedSometimes a bassline just hits the spot – right there in the gut – and carries the whole song. (more…)
Isaac Hayes / Bar-Kays – Do Your Thing
24th July 2021 · UncategorisedUndiscovered for decades, here is the full 33-minute version of Isaac Hayes’s psychedelic jam Do Your Thing. (more…)
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